“Kakkaji Kahin” (1998), starring the late Om Puri was a brilliant satire on Indian politics based on Manohar Shyam Joshi’s book, “Netaji Kahin”. Among a slew of filmmakers of the era who were brimming with ideas, Chatterjee found the small screen a natural platform where he could try out telling stories that were considered risky for the Bollywood screen.Īmong his successful television serials are “Rajani” (1985), a series about a do-gooder homemaker played by the late Priya Tendulkar, who goes about busting societal ills. With the advent of the eighties, Doordarshan took TV entertainment into every living room. He carried the trademark, believable world of his stories onto the small screen, too.
Among Chatterjee’s other best-known films are Piya Ka Ghar (1972), Khatta Meetha, Chakravyuha (1978 film), Priyatama (1977), Man Pasand, Hamari Bahu Alka, Shaukeen (1982), and Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986). While Chatterjee was an expert in serving his gentle societal comments through his films, he did it mostly using the tool of humour in his brand of middle-of-the-road entertainment. The realistic, guy-next-door-hero, who stood as an alternative to the larger-than-life male protagonist of masala cinema of the era, was typified best by Amol Palekar in films like Chhoti Si Baat (1975), Chitchor (1976), Rajnigandha (1974) and Baton Baton Mein (1979). Chatterjee’s brand of the everyday hero came as an exception to the rule, celebrating the inherent flaws of life and personality in which he revelled in.
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